1. STEM year-long Junior Project
Newsletter
STEM year-long Junior Project

2. Newsletter
Typical Day at a Newspaper

3. Driving Question
How can we showcase STEM through a newsletter?

4. Who reads the Newsletter?
Thousands of people!
All parents and students
All faculty and administration
Fort Worth City of Commerce
Other local government offices
Random readers around the world (e.g., Alaska and China)
And more….

5. Newsletter Positions
Every person has a job. Students will work together to successfully execute an outstanding newsletter.
Editor-in-chief
Managing editor
Journalist
Other positions as specified. Positions may change.

6. Newsletter
Go to the following site to view STEM newsletters from last year:
Take the next 8-10 minutes to look over previous
newsletters, focusing on articles, writing style, etc.

7. Newsletter
Knows? Need to Knows?

8. Newsletter Articles Leadership Day Freshman Camp
Profile of a STEM Student PBL
Other PBLs?
Brainstorm: What other articles would be a great addition to the newsletter?
Individually search newsletters, STEM page, NISD
website, etc.

9. Homework
Search news sources– any sources. Find two examples of article ideas. Write a persuasive paragraph for each article idea.
Paragraphs on article ideas should be submitted through Moodle and are due by the beginning of class tomorrow. We will pitch ideas and sign up for responsibilities tomorrow during class.
Assignment should be typed in MLA.

10. Journal Entry
Why is writing the newsletter such a tremendous responsibility? What are some goals you will set for yourself while working on the newsletter?
(Add rubric to notebook.)

11. Journal
What do you think are some of the most important characteristics of a journalist? Why?

12. Investigative Journalism Tips

13. Newsletter Work Day Journal Rubric News Articles (Create List)
Look at resources (Moodle) and take notes
Sign up for articles
Begin typing introduction or interview questions
(Must have quotes from three sources. Type 5
questions for each source. Interview questions due
Thursday 9/15.)